Flouting of Grice’s Maxims in The Mitchells vs. The Machines Film

Obeying the cooperative principle is an important rule that must be done to attain a good and relevant conversation, which can divided into four categories of maxims, such as maxim quality, quantity, manner, relation. However, in everyday life, there are still many people who flout these maxims causes their conversation ineffective. This study aims determine types flouting found The Mitchells vs. Machines film based on Cooperative Principle theory Grice (1975). also analyze reasons committed by characters using Flouting Maxim Strategies from Cutting (2002) Illocutionary Functions Politeness Leech (1983). method used this research descriptive qualitative method. data were collected utterances through observation results showed 45 cases film. flouted most There several maxims. Related strategies functions, frequently strategy being irrelevant competitive function. because tend say things outside topic discussed with intention asking do something.